EDITOR'S LETTER

AUTHOR(S)

Abrams, Pam

PUB. DATE

June 2005

SOURCE

Scholastic Parent & Child;Jun-Aug2005, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Editorial

ABSTRACT

The article presents author's views on the significance of summer vacations for students' learning, by citing his own experiences. The author remembers that time had a different quality then. He remembers lying on the lawn outside his house with some friends one July morning watching the clouds move across the sky. Blades of grass tickled the backs of their legs as the sun warmed them. The author says that the child doesn't have to attend a special science program to experiment with how many cups of water it takes to make a perfect pitcher of lemonade. The author suggests that children should have plenty of time to enjoy the lingering light and the feel of grass on the backs of their legs.